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Cessna Crash in Houston


Pictured: A representative Cessna 501 Citation I/SP
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Contact photographer Jerry Search

What: Cessna 500
Where: Houston, TX
When: November 05, 2005
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: The 4,100-hour commercial pilot lost directional control of the single-pilot twin-engine turbojet while taking off, and impacted the ground 3,750 feet from the point of departure. The airplane climbed to approximately 150 feet, rolled to the right, descended, and struck the ground inverted. The weather was day VFR and the wind was reported from 170 degrees at 10 knots. The wreckage revealed that none of the main-entry door latching pins were in fully locked position. The accident occurred on its first test flight out of maintenance. Neither pilot nor passenger survived.

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